Kettle Falls vs Northport

A side-by-side comparison of Kettle Falls and Northport: population, income, housing, and more.

Kettle Falls and Northport are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kettle Falls has the higher population (1,703 vs 207 in Northport). Kettle Falls has the higher median household income ($49,750 vs $42,917 in Northport). Kettle Falls has the higher median home value ($215,100 vs $128,100 in Northport).

Population, income & housing

	Kettle Falls	Northport
Population	1,703	207
Median age	44.3 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,750	$42,917
Median home value	$215,100	$128,100
Median gross rent	$807	$737
Housing units	862	184
Homeownership rate	56.5%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kettle Falls	Northport
Population	1,769 → 1,703 (-3.7%)	363 → 207 (-43.0%)
Median household income	$45,337 → $49,750 (+9.7%)	$27,708 → $42,917 (+54.9%)
Median home value	$162,700 → $215,100 (+32.2%)	$94,400 → $128,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $807 (+27.7%)	$742 → $737 (-0.7%)

Kettle Falls

Population

1,7691,703

Median household income

$45,337$49,750

Median home value

$162,700$215,100

Median gross rent

$632$807

Northport

Population

363207

Median household income

$27,708$42,917

Median home value

$94,400$128,100

Median gross rent

$742$737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kettle Falls	Northport
Under 5	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	9.9%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	18.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	17.7%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.8%	20.3%
75 and over	4.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kettle Falls	Northport
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kettle Falls	Northport
No high school diploma	13.8%	8.5%
High school graduate	25.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kettle Falls	Northport
Drove alone	89.3%	63.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	19.2%
Public transit	0.0%	5.8%
Walked	3.0%	11.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kettle Falls	Northport
1-unit, detached	61.5%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	16.9%	1.6%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Kettle Falls	Northport
Poverty rate	16.8%	8.2%
Average household size	2.12	1.56
Mean commute (minutes)	18	36
Median year structure built	1979	1955